Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-31
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lake, and Ne hAvs besn 70 snme lfo1bls
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kuowssdRs q this soon - Be word wi9s
fanozs bodY q fresh wateg- Ibe feof
of ths Lake e ID lonaituds Id deg. west
Of 8Faenwich mnd iatisude about A. oea.
north. Il 10 nearly thEea mils1 from the
ColzmbiA riseE. Is exaot al1l3nds =
abouf 70 feet shove the Colunbls river.
From is cztlet is course d nearig eaat
and vest fer tventy i've Eailss. tbea
naTfh&eaf, az nearly -, forty miles far
tlAer into the very heart Of tie Cascade
msouutains. Lisatenank Simmons. Of
the GATED States Engineer OoFp4 says
Of il: That il u beyond comperissD
the most beautiful aheet Of wafer that
hs ever $50. with the most pleasant and
varied surroundings that ID all BIS ex-
perisneas be has seen. Ascending the
lake for shout ten miles goa and on the
south ahoFs = bsautifal gravel beashs
bordered With towering pines, aud .
slouinR green Of lunch grass prairie
standing back in places one and one
half miIes. 10 the foot Of the hills.
which are crowned with pines. On the
north shore ID the same clean gravel
beach, the pines and . Succession Of ter
rsoas al covered with bunch erass. ex-
tending back 70 the hilltops four OF ave
miles 10 scattering pine timber. The
distance to The north shore answering
this diseFiption is about twenty three
miles. Then on either shore the mosn-
taius bathe their feet IN the deep blue
waters Of the lake add en- clear and
tranquil day their shadows are 50
closely outlined IN the water that tue
shadows Of birds can be seen a. they III
from tree 10 tree away 40 on the noun
tain tops. The scene on such day 10
simply eutFancin9.
still ascending the lake, you will End
beautiful streams pouring down cot OF
soue Of the prettiest and most inviting
valleys that human eyes ever beheld, and
then again suddenly you come upon
shores WhsEe the granite walls are a.
high a. 5000 feet. Until near half way
20 you PISS through range Of moan
tains whose peaks are away up IN per.
petuAl snow, with ssrrated edges pierre
inc the very sky. Passing these, you
again come upon the rolling granite
bill country, aud you are In the midst
OF the Cascades with shifting scenes al
every turn. Reaching the head Of the
lake you iiud . mountain torFent .p0uf-
ing down fed by the eternal SHOWS.
And IL you are brave and strong eno1Rh
10 climb to some Of the highest hill
here you can look OF to the west and
see glaciers sush as not even the famous
Swiss glaciers can excel. You can resi-
here at the foot OF waterfalls, or 20 OF
to the plateau and rest In q calm undis
turbed retreat, except the triokling OF
the water from ice cold springs and thi
twittering Of many song birds. The
fishing e unsurpassed and the hantinH
10 perfect. Deer aod wild goats are M
meFoua and IL yon want bear, cougar o
PANTHER and wolf you can get as much
as will be pleasant. Bat strangers haC
best take soms OF the hardy fellow
found on the lake for guides, for thei
to the head of the lake with every as
we'll Is perfect safety.
Pleasure seekers and those going &
/ the Salmon mines can enjoy rare sigh
by diyefRiug from the regular travels
| road few miles this side Of the Foste
1 IreeA QlFl4S AGQ thAAUk t1G A41titAAA
road that .elds TO the Chelan crossin
Of the Colombia river. When they &c
within few miles Of the river, wheT
there is q perpendicular bank Of SIC
feet, q wonderful spectacle is to be seer
From this place most enohantir
view can be had Of Lake ohelaa Thos
who have seen it speak in rapturou
praise of the magnificent view. III
clear water locks like Furnished silve
in the distance, With its towering bill
on either side and the snow covere
peaks 10 the background. 1t is a Sigh
that cannot be described; 10 must
saan to be appreciated. To see It voul
only consume about az hours time. n
one going within few miles OF it. as b
must necessarily do, should miss Ii
ravishine sight. Il Is worth making
special strip 10 behoId.-kiftifas L0eai
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